Posted on 02/07/2023 8:13:12 PM PST by ConservativeMind
Women who take extra vitamin D during their pregnancy are more likely to have a 'natural' delivery, according to research.
The study analyzed results from the MAVIDOS trial, a multicentre, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of vitamin D supplementation in pregnancy. In this trial, 965 women were randomly allocated to either take an extra 1,000 International Units (IU) per day of vitamin D during their pregnancy or a placebo. The researchers followed up the women during their pregnancy and delivery.
Analysis showed that 65.6 percent of women who took extra Vitamin D had a spontaneous vaginal delivery, or 'natural' delivery, compared to 57.9 percent in the placebo group. Fewer women from the vitamin D group had an assisted delivery compared to the placebo group (13.2 percent vs. 19.4 percent). However, the number of women in each group needing a cesarean operation to deliver their baby was similar (vitamin D 21.3 percent, placebo 22.7 percent).
Dr. Rebecca Moon led the analysis.
She said, "Most women want to have a 'natural delivery' of their baby. Our work suggests that taking extra vitamin D during their pregnancy might help them to achieve this.
"The women taking the extra vitamin D also had less blood loss after delivery, highlighting why this is so important. Further evidence is now needed to more thoroughly inform public health policy and clinical practice."
Professor Nicholas Harvey, MRC LEC Deputy Director and lead of MAVIDOS, said, "Vitamin D deficiency is very common in the UK. We have also shown that extra vitamin D in pregnancy can improve the mother's vitamin D level and has benefits to their child's skeleton. Importantly, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance recommends that all pregnant women take 400 IU vitamin D per day."
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D3 gets a number one rank here in Freeper land. I take 10-20 thousand units daily with a vitamin K2 combo that has a few different K2 in it.
Check out Amazon for these K2 complex combos. I bought this one.
https://www.amazon.com/Ingredients-Vitamin-Softgels-Vitamins-Supplement/dp/B087DZKHVW
You’re not concerned @ the seed oil?
“You’re not concerned @ the seed oil?”
These K2 combo gel are small with a minimum of seed oil. Anyways oil of any kind helps assimilate the D3 and K2/ Best is take D3 and K2 with cod liver oil on an empty stomach/
Been taking 5000 iu daily of Vit D for years. That’s also how long it’s been since I was sick. Vit D is a miracle drug.
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